The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-08-11
MINNESOTA NEWS.

The Ramsey county assessors books
show an increase OF nearly three million
dollars in the assessed personal property
in the county during the past year.
At Mankato, the proposition to issue
$15, 900 bonds for park purposes was car.
ried by 50, 81 900 for sewers was carried
by 6S majority. The vote on water works
bonds, $50, 900, is q tie, 44S votes being
cast each way.
A shooting affair took place at Frazee
City. John Montague was confronted by
two men in the outskirts OF town, one OF
whom compelled him to halt. Montague
stopped q moment and then started to-
ward them when one fred two shots, one
taking effect in his leg just below the knee.
The assailants made their escape.
Aturnado demolished five dwellings and
many minor farm buildings in Moreland
township six miles northwest OF Glyndon.
At St. Peter, Frank Wilkinson.
youngest son Of Thomas Wilkinson was
drowned i'll the Minnesota river.
Mrs. Ellen Woodbury., wife OF IL. G.
Woodbury., Judge OF the municipal court
at Waseca, died OF heart disease, alter
sickness OF only three hours.
Matt Schaffer OF Nicollet near st. Peter
buried three children within ten days. They
dled OF dlpntnera.
VIM. Morris attempted to outrage Sew.
erence Olson at Albert Lea.
State Senator Ellingson and John Clark,
of Shakopee, a veteran oil the late war,
were severely injured by an infuriated bull,
owned by Mr.. Ellingson. Clark was tossed
into the air several times and almost
trampled to death, and his recovery is
doubtful. Ellingson was gored in several
places through his thigh.
Judge Shonts OF Fergus Falls, while sit
ting in a chair in front OF the police office,
was accidentally shot in the thigh by a
small revolver in Chief of Police Sullivan's
coat pocket, the hammer OF which caught
| in the chair the chief was sitting in.
Sheriff Hugh Connolly has returned to
Hastings from Wadena, bringing with him
John Wagner formerly OF Douglas, who
was indicted by the grand jury in june
| 1885, for incest with thirteen-year- old
daughter in February OF that year.
Martin Hanson, one OF the oldest settlers
and wealthest farmers in Otisco township
in Waseca county, died, aged fifty. Mrs.
| NJ. A. Buckhout OF GAINESVILLE, one OF the
early settlers OF Waseca county also died.
| The G. A. r. under command OF Generals
| Lew Wallace and Lucius Fairchild will in
dulge in a sham fight during the coming
State Fair.
P. w. Helms hardware store in Olivia
was entered by burglars and the safe blown
| open by powder. They secured $50 in
money and two revolvers.
A lad named Dunn, aged fourteen, was
accidently killed at Mankota.
| Rev. William Gradam, rector OF St.
Marks church in Lake City, has accepted
call from the cathedral parish OF
Faribault, and will go to his new field OF
labor in October.
An order was promulgated by the rail-
road commissioners denying the applica-
ton made by President B. F. Nelson, OF
the Minneapolis Straw board and Paper
company, for the withdrawal OF the special
rSte heretofore allowed on building paper
| from Fergus Falls to Minneapolis, Mime
sofa Transfer and st. Paul. The applica-
ton was denied on the ground that If the
old rate was restored the results would be
to cl ose the mill at Fergus Falls without
benefiting the Minneapolis mills.
At Moorehead, the trial OF Peter Czi-
EEK, tbs defaulting city treasurer, was con-
cluded, and after being out three and a
half hours, the jury returned verdict OF
guilty.
| At tShakopee, large frame barn belonging
to James Heth and leased to Refs Bros. as
livery barn, together with eleven horses,
| all the cutters and harnesses, was burned.
| Cause unknown but believed to be incen
diary.
| The city council OF Mankato, awards a
contract for sewers and fine park is
promised for the town.
There will be unusual attractions at the
Yellow Medicine county fair, Sept. IA, 15.
and 16.
The St. Cloud water works are to be sold
to Sykes & Phelps OF Minneapolis.
| Martin county has paid out 81, 900 this
year for gopher scalps, and will have to
pay out at least 81, 600 more before win
ter.
William Lane, son OF Mrs. A. Lane ol
Belvidere Goodhue, county was fatally in
jured by the accidental discharge OF a rifle.
An alteration between some Indians at
Kimberly results in the fatal shooting o1
one OF their number. The assailant took
to the woods.
Hon. Liberty Hall has sold the Glencoe
Register and will move to Kansas City.
At Hastings, the residences ofCharles Els.
penshied and Stephen Gardener were en-.
tered by burglars, $40 being taken from
the former and gold watch and IS from
the latter.
John Thoreson OF Kandota was arrested
on com slaint OF Lucretia Thoreson on the
charge OF bastardy, and on examination
was bound over to wait his trial at the
February term Of the district court in
Todd county.
In decision handed down from the
supreme court, Chief Justice Gilfllan de.
clares that villages are not entitled to an
assessor unless they be incorporated un.
der a special charter, but are subject to
the assessorshp of the township in
which they are situated. Under the con
stitutional amendment adopted last win
ter all villages are put back under the
election districts of the townships in which
they live, unless they are incorporated
under special charter, in which case they
may hold separate elections, and Justice
Gilfillan by his decision decides that only
in the latter case are they entitled to a
separate assessor.
A table showing the distribution OF the
pay roll among the various state charitar
BILE and educational institutions has been
compiled by Secretary Hart Of the state
board OF correction and charities. For the
month OF April the expenditure per inmate
OF the Insane asylum at st. Peter was
$34O; at the Rochester insane asylum,
SO. 72; at the school for the deaf, $7.S7; al
the school for the blind; $1O.5O; at the
school for the feeble minded, $7.O2; state
public school, So. 6S; state reform school,
$4.19, and at the state prison. $6.31.
The many friends Of Judge John NJ. Ber
ry, of the supreme court in Minneapolis
and through the state will be panied tc
learn OF the judges critical condition from
lesion of the brain.
The barn OF Mr.. John Matheis, at White
Bear, near st. Paul, was struck by light
ming and almost totally destroyed. TIL.
flames communicated to cottage adjoin
ing, owned by Mr.. Charles Schneider, OF tn,
White Bear grocery firm, and this was like
wise nearly utterly ruined.
Rev. Thomas O. German, for the pas,
two years rector of st. Thomas seminary
st. Paul, has resigned his charge and &C
cepted q professors chair in the institu
tiou. He is succeeded by Rev. Edward F
Sweeney. D. D., vice rector OF the Mount st
Mary's college, Emmetsburg, Md. DIR
Sweeneys permission to come to st. Pau
was granted by Archbishop Corrigan il
response to the ontreaties OF Bishop Ire
land.
At Sauk Center, Charlotte G. Smith hal
obtained a divorce from George w. Smith
and the custody Of all the children; alst
42 900 and costs OF the suit.